As workforces leave the confines of the office to work remotely, it’s more important than ever for organizations to support their employees with the tools and information they need to get their jobs done. Setting up individual machines for remote workers, however, can be costly and create corporate security risks.

Fortunately, desktops as a service (DaaS) can help you provide your employees with virtual workspaces that are secure and easy to set up. What’s more, relatively low costs from leading DaaS providers like Citrix can save organizations from large and unwelcome expenses. With Citrix DaaS, IT leaders gain access to a one-stop, pay-as-you-go DaaS solution that enables quick and cost-efficient deployment of cloud desktops and apps.

For example, after adding Citrix to Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly Windows Virtual Desktop), Lucid Technology Services was able to reduce facility and hardware costs while promoting employee productivity. Curious how much your organization can save? Check out our handy Citrix and Azure Virtual Desktop calculator today.

If you’re unfamiliar with the cost benefits of DaaS, this post is here to help. Below, we will breakdown how DaaS can affect your organization’s bottom line and provide you with a positive return on investment (ROI).

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DaaS Cost Benefits

There are many DaaS benefits since it leverages the flexibility of the cloud to help organizations save time and money while building out their IT infrastructure to support remote workforces. Here are the top cost-related use cases that make DaaS an appealing solution for organizations embracing IT modernization:

Reduces Hardware Costs

Your company’s infrastructure is likely already built on a combination of an on-premises data center and the cloud. (Roughly 87 percent of organizations utilize a combination of on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure.) With DaaS, you can optimize the resources you already have and harness even more of the cloud to build up your organization’s digital infrastructure, potentially reducing hardware capital expenditure by 56 percent annually.

Streamlines Software Updates

Updating software and operating systems on countless PCs can be a big time and resource drain on IT departments, and it can also be extremely costly. With DaaS, a cloud service provider handles all updates and maintenance, saving your organization time and IT resources.

Improves Employee Efficiency

Inaccessible information and issues with end-user devices hinder employees from timely completion of work. A reliable DaaS connection gives employees constant access to the information and tools they need to get work done, increasing employee efficiency by about 5 percent.

Improves IT Efficiency

DaaS helps significantly reduce IT costs, increasing IT efficiency by around 10 percent. It takes about eight hours to set up a PC and software for new employees. DaaS provides pooled software resources in one location, simplifying setup so that it is not nearly as time intensive. Also, DaaS reliability and ease of use reduces help-desk calls by about 33 percent, and cuts remaining call times in half.

Enhances Security

With sensitive information kept on vulnerable endpoint devices, your organization’s revenue could be at risk. As recent as two years ago, 44 percent of IT decision makers stated their revenue was at risk based on the number of employees requiring access to company data and the procedures and security tools at that time. DaaS services reduce that revenue risk by ensuring that data is secure and accessible to authorized users. Additionally, a DaaS service provider ensures all security patches are constantly kept up to date.

DaaS Benefits: How Desktop as a Service Can Affect Your Bottom Line

To get a better understanding of just how efficient and cost-effective integrating DaaS into your organization can be, look at how DaaS affects an organization’s bottom line with these use cases:

Remote Work Flexibility

The COVID-19 pandemic jumpstarted the migration to remote work over the past two years, but recent trends suggest it’s here to say. With DaaS, employees have the flexibility to work where they choose, and you have the peace of mind knowing they have the resources they need to get their work done without the risk of productivity loss.

Upgrading Infrastructure

Avoid the costly expenses of data center hardware as you modernize your infrastructure with cloud capabilities like DaaS. Plus, save from having to build out more physical space to house a growing datacenter, as well as the time required for the build and ongoing management.

Supporting Temporary Workers

Time and money spent setting up machines for temporary workers can add up fast. DaaS supports the easy deployment of devices that do not need to go through a lengthy setup process, saving your IT department from spending time and resources spinning up workspaces for employees who are not permanent.

Extend Device Lifespan

With desktops and apps operating separately from the endpoint, you can extend device lifecycle and slow down the cadence of costly hardware refresh projects. And when employees are ready for new devices, deploy DaaS resources to thin clients and low-cost endpoints for the same great experience without the huge hardware investment.

Supporting Company Growth

Growing your workforce requires investments, especially when it means setting up more PCs and expanding your datacenter infrastructure. With the agility of the cloud, DaaS allows you to easily support your organization’s growth by changing the terms of service rather than spending a large amount of capital on new hardware and software licenses.

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Potential Savings and Return on Investment with DaaS

When deciding whether to deploy a DaaS solution, you should factor in your return on investment (ROI) to determine if the expected costs are justified for your organization. In a study conducted by Forrester, researchers estimated what companies could expect to save with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. After just three years of service, a company of 15,000 employees can expect a 153 percent ROI as a result of the increased employee productivity and IT efficiency provided by DaaS.

Desktop as a Service Pricing: Estimate Your DaaS Cost on Azure

No two organizations are exactly alike, and no two organizations will require the exact same features from their DaaS solution. Because of this, it can be a challenge to find accurate, structured pricing — which makes it difficult to establish a direct desktop as a service price comparison.

With Citrix, however, our pay-as-you-go pricing schedule ensures that you only pay for what your organization uses, saving you from the risk of investing in untapped resources. In fact, with our DaaS cost calculator, you can get a personalized estimate to see precisely what Azure costs your organization can expect based on your unique set of users, locations, workloads, and more.

Deploy Citrix DaaS to Enable Secure Hybrid Work

At Citrix, we pride ourselves on providing an agile DaaS solution that allows organizations to keep their budgets in check, streamline IT management, and improve the employee experience. With Citrix DaaS, organizations gain the flexibility and scalability to meet their business needs today and quickly evolve as their needs change — especially as remote work becomes a mainstay. This is just one of the reasons Citrix was recently named the top-rated leader in DaaS solutions by IT Central Station, G2, and TechGenix.

To learn more about how Citrix DaaS can help your organization save money and valuable resources, take an interactive tour of Citrix DaaS Standard for Azure or request a demo today.